For many throughout in the Inland Northwest Saturday was the first night of Chanukah or Hanukkah. I've been privileged to have been invited to several such celebrations and loved the lighting of the candle, the prayers and the delightful latkes.
Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.
A former Gladstone cop sentenced to life in prison without parole in the death of his wife has been permanently assigned to the state’s prison for women – despite identifying as a man, with legal recognition, for the past six years.
Shh! Don't tell, but I thought it would be nice to welcome Dave back to the blog in the New Year with this helpful book.
'Twas two days after Christmas and most of us mere mortals are back at work. Not DFO, of course. I'm trying hard not to lose my holiday glow, but I have a column due this morning and it's been a few days since I've had to sit at my desk like a grown up.
In a letter published in Sunday's Cda Press, Michael Quinn takes issue with a story about atheists and Christmas. He writes, "Had to laugh at Tuesday’s article, “Christmas for Atheists.” I mean, seriously. Isn’t that like prime rib for vegetarians?" He says he has a problem with atheism. Do you?
Two North Idaho businessmen are putting together a 4-day, water festival near Phoenix in Feb., featuring hydroplane racing, music and more. CEO Greg Cook, a retired Air Force Colonel from Coeur d’Alene, co-founded the effort with business partner Patrick Stroud, a Marine Corps veteran from Wallace. A public briefing is scheduled Thursday in Cda.
So here is how Naomi Bashkansky, 13, explains her opening moves in a chess game. “You try to get in a better position,” Naomi says about the opening moves, “so that you keep crushing the opponent, and squeezing them.” But that's chess. Do you play chess?
The list includes the presidential election, police shootings in Council and Boise, racism and rape in Dietrich and the shooting of CdA pastor Tim Remington. Anything you'd add to the list below?
A story by Kate Kuntz, a home-schooled junior from Chattaroy, has been judged the best of 68 entries to win The Spokesman-Review’s 2016 Outdoor Writing Contest for high school students. Do you have any lake cabin memories?
Thor scooted out the back door recently. Imagine his surprise when that white stuff turned out to be cold. Really cold. Do your pets enjoy the snow?
A Caldwell woman who triggered an Amber Alert after taking three children on a trip along with a suspected child molester has changed her plea in the case. The Idaho Statesman reports Sarah Joy Dunn pleaded guilty last week to a felony charge of custodial interference. She had previously entered a not guilty plea.
My husband and I spent the weekend before Christmas in CdA enjoying some much-needed time away-- dining out and attending a wedding. Aside from much lower restaurant bills one thing stood out-- water. At Bardenay and at Rivelle's servers brought water to the table without our asking.
About 65 people are out of work after a fire destroyed a warehouse in the eastern Idaho city of Ucon. KIFI-TV reports that the Snake River Plains Potato Warehouse is a total loss after the fire that started early Monday.
Oh the difference a vowel can make. I was texting one of my sons on Christmas morning and my clumsy fingers changed "naughty list" to "naughty lust." As in are you on Santa's...?
Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year. How hopeful are you for 2017 on a scale of 1 to 10?
Actress and writer Carrie Fisher, who rose to global fame as the trail-blazing intergalactic heroine Princess Leia in the “Star Wars” franchise and later went on to establish herself as an author and screenwriter with an acerbic comic flair, has died. My sons are sooo sad this morning. All of them had a Princess Leia crush.
Police officers in Nampa are likely to be wearing new body cameras in 2017. The Idaho Press-Tribune reported that police department administrators selected Utility Associates Inc. to provide new cameras and software at a price of no more than $100,000.
Bottles and jars have gone straight to the dump for almost nine years in Kootenai County. The city of Coeur d’Alene is looking to keep some of that glass out of the landfill. Are you a faithful recycler?
Grieving fans on Monday mourned the death of George Michael as British charities revealed that the pop star had secretly been a major behind-the-scenes donor who gave his time and money to support cherished causes. Which celebrity/notable figure's passing has impacted you most in 2016?
President Barack Obama said in an interview released Monday that he would have beaten Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “if I had run again..." Agree or disagree?
In January, then-senior Ava Sharifi delivered a powerful message to her fellow students at Lewis and Clark High school. “I do not want to live in a world where at 17 years old I must worry about the color of my children’s skin,” she said in a speech delivered in mid-January. “We must take action; we cannot let darkness consume our hearts.”
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
